Sister Diane Carroll, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael for 50 years, died peacefully at Our Lady of Lourdes Convent on February 5.
Diane and her brother, Kenneth, grew up in San Francisco where her parents owned and operated a drugstore. Family, friends, and a tremendous love of reading were her greatest influences. In high school she discovered the work of Father Eugene Boylan, an Irish priest and Trappist monk who wrote This Tremendous Lover, the beloved spiritual classic on God's pursuit of the soul.
Diane graduated from Holy Names College, taught in San Francisco's public schools, and was an active volunteer with the Young Democrats. Her life was busy and engaged. But like many of her era, she was stunned by the assassination of President John Kennedy. It led her to reconsider the direction of her life. After a year of reflection, she joined the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.
Sister Diane shared her passion for literature and writing with elementary and secondary school students at Our Lady of Mercy School in Daly City, St. John Vianney School in Rancho Cordova, St. Cyril School in Oakland, St. Leander School in San Leandro, and Justin-Siena High School in Napa.
As a master's degree candidate at Dominican College, she read the works of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Merton, and wrote her thesis on The Mystical Orientation of Virginia Woolf.
At the end of the 1980s Sister Diane transitioned her life in ministry from education to chaplaincy and until she retired, served at several hospitals, including Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Columbia San Jose Medical Center in San Jose, and St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Not only did she serve as chaplain, she helped to train many others for this special ministry. She counted on support of her lifelong friends, her Dominican sisters, and her women's spirituality group as she continued her own personal journey of searching for God.
Sister Diane was particularly proud of her Irish heritage. She considered San Francisco the greatest city in the world and was a life-long fan of the Giants.
Sister Diane is survived by her cousins and by her Dominican Sisters.
A funeral Mass will take place on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Avenue in San Rafael. Following a reception, Sister Diane will be buried at St. Dominic Cemetery in Benicia.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Feb. 9, 2016
Diane and her brother, Kenneth, grew up in San Francisco where her parents owned and operated a drugstore. Family, friends, and a tremendous love of reading were her greatest influences. In high school she discovered the work of Father Eugene Boylan, an Irish priest and Trappist monk who wrote This Tremendous Lover, the beloved spiritual classic on God's pursuit of the soul.
Diane graduated from Holy Names College, taught in San Francisco's public schools, and was an active volunteer with the Young Democrats. Her life was busy and engaged. But like many of her era, she was stunned by the assassination of President John Kennedy. It led her to reconsider the direction of her life. After a year of reflection, she joined the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.
Sister Diane shared her passion for literature and writing with elementary and secondary school students at Our Lady of Mercy School in Daly City, St. John Vianney School in Rancho Cordova, St. Cyril School in Oakland, St. Leander School in San Leandro, and Justin-Siena High School in Napa.
As a master's degree candidate at Dominican College, she read the works of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Merton, and wrote her thesis on The Mystical Orientation of Virginia Woolf.
At the end of the 1980s Sister Diane transitioned her life in ministry from education to chaplaincy and until she retired, served at several hospitals, including Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Columbia San Jose Medical Center in San Jose, and St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Not only did she serve as chaplain, she helped to train many others for this special ministry. She counted on support of her lifelong friends, her Dominican sisters, and her women's spirituality group as she continued her own personal journey of searching for God.
Sister Diane was particularly proud of her Irish heritage. She considered San Francisco the greatest city in the world and was a life-long fan of the Giants.
Sister Diane is survived by her cousins and by her Dominican Sisters.
A funeral Mass will take place on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Avenue in San Rafael. Following a reception, Sister Diane will be buried at St. Dominic Cemetery in Benicia.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Feb. 9, 2016
Sister Diane Carroll, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael for 50 years, died peacefully at Our Lady of Lourdes Convent on February 5.
Diane and her brother, Kenneth, grew up in San Francisco where her parents owned and operated a drugstore. Family, friends, and a tremendous love of reading were her greatest influences. In high school she discovered the work of Father Eugene Boylan, an Irish priest and Trappist monk who wrote This Tremendous Lover, the beloved spiritual classic on God's pursuit of the soul.
Diane graduated from Holy Names College, taught in San Francisco's public schools, and was an active volunteer with the Young Democrats. Her life was busy and engaged. But like many of her era, she was stunned by the assassination of President John Kennedy. It led her to reconsider the direction of her life. After a year of reflection, she joined the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.
Sister Diane shared her passion for literature and writing with elementary and secondary school students at Our Lady of Mercy School in Daly City, St. John Vianney School in Rancho Cordova, St. Cyril School in Oakland, St. Leander School in San Leandro, and Justin-Siena High School in Napa.
As a master's degree candidate at Dominican College, she read the works of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Merton, and wrote her thesis on The Mystical Orientation of Virginia Woolf.
At the end of the 1980s Sister Diane transitioned her life in ministry from education to chaplaincy and until she retired, served at several hospitals, including Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Columbia San Jose Medical Center in San Jose, and St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Not only did she serve as chaplain, she helped to train many others for this special ministry. She counted on support of her lifelong friends, her Dominican sisters, and her women's spirituality group as she continued her own personal journey of searching for God.
Sister Diane was particularly proud of her Irish heritage. She considered San Francisco the greatest city in the world and was a life-long fan of the Giants.
Sister Diane is survived by her cousins and by her Dominican Sisters.
A funeral Mass will take place on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Avenue in San Rafael. Following a reception, Sister Diane will be buried at St. Dominic Cemetery in Benicia.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Feb. 9, 2016
Diane and her brother, Kenneth, grew up in San Francisco where her parents owned and operated a drugstore. Family, friends, and a tremendous love of reading were her greatest influences. In high school she discovered the work of Father Eugene Boylan, an Irish priest and Trappist monk who wrote This Tremendous Lover, the beloved spiritual classic on God's pursuit of the soul.
Diane graduated from Holy Names College, taught in San Francisco's public schools, and was an active volunteer with the Young Democrats. Her life was busy and engaged. But like many of her era, she was stunned by the assassination of President John Kennedy. It led her to reconsider the direction of her life. After a year of reflection, she joined the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.
Sister Diane shared her passion for literature and writing with elementary and secondary school students at Our Lady of Mercy School in Daly City, St. John Vianney School in Rancho Cordova, St. Cyril School in Oakland, St. Leander School in San Leandro, and Justin-Siena High School in Napa.
As a master's degree candidate at Dominican College, she read the works of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Merton, and wrote her thesis on The Mystical Orientation of Virginia Woolf.
At the end of the 1980s Sister Diane transitioned her life in ministry from education to chaplaincy and until she retired, served at several hospitals, including Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Columbia San Jose Medical Center in San Jose, and St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Not only did she serve as chaplain, she helped to train many others for this special ministry. She counted on support of her lifelong friends, her Dominican sisters, and her women's spirituality group as she continued her own personal journey of searching for God.
Sister Diane was particularly proud of her Irish heritage. She considered San Francisco the greatest city in the world and was a life-long fan of the Giants.
Sister Diane is survived by her cousins and by her Dominican Sisters.
A funeral Mass will take place on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Avenue in San Rafael. Following a reception, Sister Diane will be buried at St. Dominic Cemetery in Benicia.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Feb. 9, 2016
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